Chemical Name: Chitosan
CAS No.: 9012-76-4
Molecular Fomula: C6H11NO4X2
Molecular weight: 161.16
Appearance: yellowish powder
Assay: 85%min
Chitosan is a linear polysaccharide composed of randomly distributed β-(1-4)-linked D-glucosamine (deacetylated unit) and
N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (acetylated unit). It is made by treating shrimp and other crustacean shells with the alkali sodium
hydroxide.
Chitosan Specification:
Item |
Specifications |
Results |
Appearance |
yellowish powder |
Yellowish powder |
D egree of deacetylation % |
≥ 90% |
92.3% |
Water% |
≤ 10% |
8.9 |
Ash% |
≤ 1.0% |
0.71% |
Viscosity ( mPa.s ) |
20-500 |
40 |
A rsenic (mg/kg) |
< 0.3 |
0.2 |
Lead(mg/kg) |
< 0.5 |
0.3 |
M ercury (mg/kg) |
≤ 0.2 |
0.1 |
Mesh |
80 |
80 |
* Wine treatment
* delivery
* Wound treatment
* Diet supplement for fat binder
* Blood cholesterol reduction
* Bandages and sponges
* Dental health
Alpha Arbutin Function:
Grade
1. Promoting blood coagulation and wound healing;
2. Used as sustained-release matrix;
3. Used in artificial tissues and organs;
4. Improving the immunity, guarding against hypertension, regulating blood sugar, anti-ageing, enhancing acid constitution,etc,
5. It can also be used in membrane materials, medical materials,etc.
Food Grade:
1. agent
2. Fruit and vegetable preservatives
3. Additives for health-care food
4. Clarifying agent for fruit juice
Agriculture Grade
1. In agriculture, Chitin Chitosan Powder is typically used as a natural seed treatment and plant growth enhancer, and as an
ecologically friendly biopesticide substance that boosts the innate ability of plants to defend themselves against fungal infections.
2. As feed additives, can inhibit and kill the harmful bacterium, improve animals immunity.
Industrial Grade
1. Chitin Chitosan Powder has good adsorption characteristics of heavy metal ion, applied in treatment of organic wastewater, dye wastewater, water purification and textile industry.
2. Chitin Chitosan Powder can be also applied in paper-making industry, improving the dry and wet strength of paper and surface printability.
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